Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Genetic/Epigenetic Epidemiology

Job number    ACAD104465
Division/School   Bristol Medical School
Contract type   Fixed Term Contract
Working pattern   Part time
Salary    £44,045-£59,135 pro rata per annum
Closing date for applications    01-Mar-2020

This is an excellent opportunity for a talented researcher at the early part of their independent career who has a track record of high quality applied/methodological research. You will join the Bristol Medical School, in one of the UK’s leading centres for research in population health sciences. You will develop your programme of genetic or epigenetic epidemiology research in collaboration with colleagues within the School, and will work with multidisciplinary research teams within the cross-Faculty MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (headed by George Davey Smith). You will also contribute to teaching and administration for the School’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Specifically, you will contribute to the current intercalated degree (iBSc) in Genomic Medicine, established in 2016, to prepare future doctors for the genomics revolution in healthcare. 

The successful applicant will have a PhD in a relevant quantitative topic, a strong interest in genome-wide and genome sequence data within population-based studies and epidemiological studies of causation, and a track record of research published in high impact journals. You will be able to demonstrate your enthusiasm for making an effective contribution to the teaching and organisation of our undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programmes and to supervising postgraduate students. In addition, you will be able to demonstrate your abilities in research administration, and in the successful supervision of junior staff. 

For informal queries please contact: Kate Tilling, kate.tilling@bristol.ac.uk 

We welcome applications from all members of our community and are particularly encouraging those from diverse groups, such as members of the LGBT+ and BAME communities, to join us.